It takes more than a calorie of fossil fuel energy to produce a calorie of food. From the standpoint of industrial efficiency, it's too bad we can't simply drink the petroleum directly, because there's a lot less energy in a bushel of corn (measured in calories) than there is in the half gallon or so of oil required to produce it. Ecologically this is a fabulously expensive way to produce food.
—from The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals, a book by Michael Pollan
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| Rank | Username | WPM | Accuracy | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6348. | satoqz (satoqz) | 98.71 | 97% | 2024-04-20 |
| 6349. | a cat (allie_baba) | 98.71 | 99% | 2012-07-03 |
| 6350. | Miguel (steelers13) | 98.70 | 99% | 2014-08-18 |
| 6351. | Dre (atarez) | 98.70 | 90% | 2013-11-12 |
| 6352. | Hobber (hobber) | 98.69 | 98% | 2021-08-05 |
| 6353. | Huy (huynguyen) | 98.69 | 91% | 2011-05-06 |
| 6354. | mizagi (mizagi) | 98.68 | 97.1% | 2024-04-08 |
| 6355. | Eric (efeng) | 98.68 | 99% | 2019-05-16 |
| 6356. | Squirr3i (squirr3l) | 98.68 | 97% | 2024-02-16 |
| 6357. | Capricorn (mangosquirrel) | 98.68 | 99% | 2016-10-21 |
| 6358. | jenni (dreamdrifter) | 98.68 | 96% | 2019-02-01 |
| 6359. | Uwarowite (uvarowite) | 98.67 | 96% | 2025-05-17 |
| 6360. | Vagelis (vagelisxatz) | 98.67 | 98% | 2014-02-10 |
| 6361. | Kitoaka (kitoaka) | 98.66 | 98% | 2023-01-08 |
| 6362. | Sabe (filipe) | 98.66 | — | 2010-10-21 |
| 6363. | Alex (grazingsheep) | 98.66 | 98% | 2018-01-31 |
| 6364. | RayOfLight (rayoflight) | 98.65 | 98% | 2024-06-12 |
| 6365. | Bpandu (bpandu) | 98.65 | 97.6% | 2024-06-06 |
| 6366. | Raymond (rng9512) | 98.65 | 96% | 2024-05-06 |
| 6367. | Frederik (fawh) | 98.65 | 94% | 2012-11-10 |
| 6368. | blabhlabhlabh (lardydardydar) | 98.65 | 94% | 2014-04-27 |
| 6369. | Edna (edna) | 98.65 | — | 2010-11-26 |
| 6370. | BiG (phantasyyy) | 98.64 | 96% | 2021-03-30 |
| 6371. | Kyle (kryllex) | 98.64 | 97% | 2019-01-08 |
| 6372. | ZPGStudios (zpgstudios) | 98.64 | 98% | 2024-03-22 |
| 6373. | Jonas (jonas9) | 98.64 | 98% | 2013-01-26 |
| 6374. | Jessica (jess_please) | 98.64 | 95% | 2014-12-08 |
| 6375. | imaginary (imaginarypowerunit) | 98.64 | 98% | 2012-10-02 |
| 6376. | Chicago22 (chicago22) | 98.63 | 98% | 2024-12-18 |
| 6377. | Last (thelastmuffin) | 98.63 | 97% | 2024-09-09 |
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| Default (English) | 101,604 | 78.55 | June 9, 2010 |
| Long Texts | 153 | 84.32 | December 30, 2016 |
| Instant Death Mode | 49 | 84.87 | July 2, 2010 |
| Smoke Rise Prep | 12 | 71.91 | January 1, 2024 |
| ##typeracer | 4 | 75.56 | January 9, 2021 |
| Walsh Middle School | 1 | 81.61 | November 28, 2011 |